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BRONZE DEITIES

Ganesh, the Elephant Headed God of Wisdom and Success is the defender and remover of obstacles.  He is a son of Shiva known as the Sidhi Data or bestower of success in work.  His  elephant head has only one tusk, while the other one is broken.  It is said he broke it to write the Mahabharata to the dictation of sage Vyasa.

GANESH

                      01673         Sitting Ganesh   7.5” High     $138.00     Thai Bronze

                   01668/01669   Gold /Silver Walking Buddha   26.5” Tall   Thai   $265.00

Sakyamuni Buddha, the  lion of Sakyamuni,  was born on 563 B.C. at Lumbini, western part of Nepal.  He had attained "Bodha" or knowledge after 6 years of fasting and meditation. Then he was called "Buddha"as he was the enlightened one.

                         01670   Gold/Silver Sakyamuni  Buddha “The Enlightened One”

                                              17” High                              $175.00

                                                        Sarasvati

                Sarasvati, described as either wife or daughter of Brahma, is a       

                Goddess of the knowledge, poetry and music.  Originally, she

                was a Goddess of the rivers and fertility, and in this role, the wife

                of Vishnu. She rides a goose, plays a vina (Indian lute), holds a

                book , the Vedas, and prayer beads.

01671   Sarasvati   17” High   $145.00   Sand Casted Bronze coated in Silver    Indonesian

01728   Sarasvati   11” High   $88.00   Sand Casted Bronze coated in Silver ..Indonesian

                                                      Durga on Nandi

           Durga , wife of Shiva, is a very powerful Goddess.  She feeds people

           and animals, but above all, she is the warlike protectress  especially

           of the Earth.  Here she is riding Nandi, the white bull.  Nandi, he

           who grants joy, can only be ridden by one who has conquered desire

           and achieved self-knowledge.

   01672   Durga on Nandi   13.5” Tall   $128.00

  Sand Casted Bronze coated in Silver...Indonesian

     01675   Bronze Buddha Head   21” High   $245.00   Thai

01697   Sakyamuni Buddha   19” High     $295.00

                                       Thai Bronze with a slight green patina

                         Nataraja, Shiva as the king of the Cosmic Dance

The cosmic dance of Shiva as king of the dance, Nataraja, is seen a s the symbol

 of the eternal movement of the universe. The universe was set in motion

by the regular rhythm of the dance.

01698   Nataraja   21” High   $398.0  Bronze from India

01699   Nataraja   21” High   $398.00   Bronze from India        

                          Buddha Amitabha, The Buddha of Infinite Light 

             Amitabha Buddha in the Pose of Meditation holding the Bowl of Nectar

             representing the conquest over “samsaric aggregates”: a person still

             under the influence of karma and the delusions  of anger, attachment,

             and ignorance .

             01700   Amitabha Buddha   11” High   $198.50   Nepalese Bronze

               01694   Pair of Bronze Deer   $600.00   Thai   Doe: 20” Tall   Buck: 22” Tall

01106/01107  Seated Laotian Buddha: 7"   $72.00

Laotian Buddha - Front View

Laotian Buddha - Rear View

The Kuan Yin is holding the vessel of eternal compassion and the dragon, representing the Universe, beneath is taking it in assuring that the Universe will retain the qualities of Compassion endlessly. 

01098/01099  Seated Kuan Yin: 12"    $144.00

Kuan Yin - Front View

Kuan Yin - Rear View